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US interest rates

  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Global Economy
    Explainer. Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. Explore the latest data through interactive charts

  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Powell vows to remain on Fed board as he warns over attacks by Trump

    US central bank chief says he will continue as a governor even after Kevin Warsh succeeds him as chair

    Jerome Powell speaks at a podium during a press conference, with American flags and Federal Reserve emblems in the background.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Federal Reserve holds rates as three hawks oppose ‘easing bias’

    Dissents suggest deepening divide on FOMC as Powell announced he will stay on the board of governors for now

    The Federal Reserve building surrounded by trees, with visible construction equipment and temporary structures along one side.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    FT live news
    Federal Reserve as it happened: Oil surge divides US central bank as Jay Powell’s term at helm draws to a close

    Central bank chair says he will remain a governor ‘for a period of time’ after Kevin Warsh succeeds him

  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Warsh can bring a much-needed trade-off on rates to the Fed

    The designate chair has signalled a willingness to take the central bank’s balance sheet into account when setting monetary policy

    David Zervos
    Kevin Warsh gestures while speaking during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Senior Republican clears path for Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Fed chair

    Thom Tillis had vowed to block nomination until the US justice department dropped criminal probe into Jay Powell

    Kevin Warsh speaks and gestures with his right hand while testifying at a Senate Banking Committee hearing.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    What signals can investors expect from the Fed?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    Jay Powell speaks at a podium during a Federal Reserve press conference, with multiple US and Federal Reserve flags behind him.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Jerome H. Powell
    US prosecutors drop criminal probe into Fed chair Powell

    Breakthrough removes potential hurdle to Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as next head of the central bank

    Jerome Powell appears in a blue suit and patterned tie, looking serious at the IMFC Plenary Session.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Warsh rejects accusations he would be Trump’s ‘sock puppet’

    Senators grill nominee to head Federal Reserve over president’s demands for interest rate cuts

    Kevin Warsh sits at a hearing table, hands clasped, in front of a microphone during his Senate confirmation hearing.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Federal Reserve hearing as it happened: Senators grill Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on independence from Donald Trump and personal wealth

    Donald Trump’s pick to lead central bank tells lawmakers independence of rate-setters is not ‘particularly threatened’

  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Top Fed official warns Iran war could spark ‘lasting’ price shock

    Christopher Waller says higher oil prices coupled with Donald Trump’s tariffs raise prospect of prolonged inflation

    Christopher Waller speaks, wearing glasses and a suit, against a plain background.
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Senate Democrats raise alarm over Kevin Warsh’s $100mn of ‘undisclosed’ assets

    Criticism of Fed chair nominee’s financial holdings will further complicate next week’s confirmation hearings

    Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters, appearing serious, with several people and microphones visible around her.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Rate setters face ‘double danger’ from Iran war and tariffs, Fed official warns

    Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee says public may ‘misinterpret’ price rises as persistent

    Austan Goolsbee listens during a session at the Semafor World Economy conference.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Global Economy
    Trump’s push to cut US rates akin to ‘banana republic’, says Yellen

    Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh will lack ‘credibility’ in arguing rates should fall, says former Treasury secretary

    Janet Yellen sits in a chair wearing a white jacket against a red backdrop with the HSBC logo
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    Global Economy
    Is Iran war fallout hitting US wholesale prices?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A worker wearing a yellow hard hat inspects steel rebar inside a warehouse filled with stacked metal beams and rods.
  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Fed’s March minutes supported continued policy easing

    The FOMC worried about war uncertainty and elevated labour market risks after poor February labour market data

    Jay Powell speaks at a podium during a press conference, with US flags and Federal Reserve emblems in the background.
  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Fed officials sparred over response to energy surge caused by Iran war

    Minutes of March meeting show policymakers debated whether to focus on inflation or jobs market risks

    The seal of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System in bronze on the floor, featuring an eagle, shield and laurel branches.
  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    The Fed is vacillating as the war continues

    This is starting to look like a central bank appeasing its political masters

    Chris Giles
    Jerome Powell walks in front of blue curtains and U.S. and Federal Reserve flags before a news conference.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    US economy
    Drop in hiring adds to Fed’s concerns over low job growth

    Vacancies remained strong but US businesses hired far fewer new workers in February

    A recruiter's hand arranges blue brochures reading "This is the JOB you want" with QR codes at a job fair table.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    Global Economy
    Inflation worries become growth worries

    A longer war makes long bonds interesting

    Robert Armstrong
    Premium content
    A trader gestures at multiple monitors displaying financial charts and data in a busy trading environment.
  • Monday, 30 March, 2026
    Markets
    Short rates have overshot

    Plus the social media lawsuits

    Robert Armstrong
    Premium content
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Trump says officials who opened probe into Powell showed ‘courage’

    President’s remarks come after judge called the investigation an attempt to coerce Fed chair to lower interest rates

    Donald Trump speaks with hands raised slightly, appearing to emphasize a point during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Bessent praised BoE as model for tighter oversight of Fed

    Private conversations come at time when Donald Trump has launched assault on US central bank

    Scott Bessent speaks at a podium with a US flag in the background during an Economic Club of Minnesota event.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran war sends US borrowing costs soaring by most since 2024

    Treasury yields jump in March as investors fret Middle East crisis will ignite fresh burst of inflation

    The US Treasury building with tall columns and barred windows, as a person walks past on the pavement in shadow.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Why the Fed and BoE have diverged on the war

    The BoE’s hawkish tone clashed with the Fed’s non-committal approach at last week’s rate-setting meetings

    Premium content
    Jay Powell and Andrew Bailey walking outdoors
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